Penelope Davey advises clients on a range of cross-border corporate transactions.

Penelope helps private equity and venture capital firms, investment funds, and financial institutions, as well as emerging companies, corporates, and state-owned enterprises execute complex cross-border transactions, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Divestments
  • Auctions
  • Joint ventures
  • Venture capital financings

Penelope brings clients a commercial sensibility, drawing on experience working both in London and in Singapore to efficiently navigate matters across the region.

Penelope currently serves on the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee (TACE).

Penelope’s representative experience includes advising:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Energy & Infrastructure

  • OQ Exploration and Production Company (OQEP), Oman’s largest pure-play oil and gas exploration and production company, on its acquisition of a 35% stake in Block 27 from Mitsui E&P Middle East
  • Macquarie Asset Management and Aragon Holding Company on the sale of Vibrant Energy, an India-based corporate renewables solutions company, to Inox Clean Energy
  • Digital Realty on its joint venture with Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia, a Southeast Asian regional digital infrastructure platform, for the purpose of forming Digital Realty Bersama to develop and operate data centers across Indonesia
  • I Squared Capital on the:
    • Acquisition of Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp, the largest independent import terminal in the Philippines, from Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
    • Acquisition of a majority interest in cloud computing companies Mateen Cloud Ventures and Infofabrica Holdings*
  • A family office on its disposal of a coal mine in Indonesia
  • A consortium of Japanese buyers, including Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation, in connection with their strategic investment in AG&P LNG Marketing Pte. Ltd., I Squared Capital’s platform for investing in companies that develop city gas distribution networks in India 
  • The AES Corporation, a leading global energy company, on its agreement with Se.ven Global Investments to sell its 51% equity stake in the Mong Duong 2 coal-fired plant in Vietnam
  • MIND ID on its acquisition of a 20% interest in PT Vale (PTVI), the largest nickel producer in Indonesia, from Vale Canada and Sumitomo*; and its subsequent acquisition of an increased shareholding from 20% to 34% in PTVI
  • ib vogt, a leading utility-scale solar development platform, on its joint venture with AC Energy Corp to set up a platform to fund the construction and operation of large-scale solar power plants and battery storage assets across Asia
  • Intermediate Capital Group on its investment in Amp Energy India Private Ltd., a leading renewable energy platform
  • An Indonesia-based data center and fiber business on its investment by a Japanese bank
  • A pan Asian renewable energy platform on a proposed sell-side auction for a C&I solar platform in India
  • A towers company on its joint venture with a large private equity sponsor to establish a towers platform in India and across Southeast Asia
  • A global power development and investment company on the establishment of a gas-fired IPP joint venture in Brazil
  • JERA on the sale of its approximately 14% stake in the Paiton Coal Thermal IPP Project in Indonesia to PT Medco Daya Energi Sentosa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT Medco Daya Abadi Lestari*
  • Pinnacle Towers on its seed fundraise by KKR*
  • Vena Energy on certain renewables joint ventures in the Philippines*
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its joint venture with CLP India Private Limited (now known as Apraava Energy), India's leading integrated energy solutions provider*
  • PTTEP on its:
    • Proposed LNG transaction in Malaysia*
    • Acquisition of Partex Holding B.V. from Lisbon-based Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation*
  • Pertamina on its strategic M&A opportunities in Asia*
  • Indika on its mining investments in Indonesia*
  • A Thai wind renewable power producer with respect to its auction sale process*
  • An infrastructure fund on the establishment of LNG delivery and storage businesses in Indonesia and Singapore*
  • A consortium of bidders on its bid for the National Power Park power assets in Pakistan*

Additional Sectors

  • Apollo Global Management and Tega Industries consortium on the acquisition of Molycop, an Australia-based global supplier of grinding media for the mining industry
  • GoTo on several of its recent joint ventures, including its:
    • Joint venture with NeuronCredit Pte. Ltd (an affiliate of Advance Intelligence Group), a Singapore-based fintech company, for the purpose of offering consumer lending services to GoTo's customers in Indonesia
    • Sale of its Thai business to AirAsia and investment into AirAsia’s Malaysian superapp*
    • Cloud kitchen joint venture with Rebel Foods*
    • E-commerce joint venture with JD.com*
  • SATS Ltd on its acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest air cargo handling firm, from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, LP
  • Investcorp on its acquisition of a majority interest in Viz Branz, a distributor of F&B brands across China and Southeast Asia*
  • A BPO services company in the healthcare sector on its auction sale process
  • A global investment manager on its proposed acquisition of an Indonesian IPTV and media content producer*
  • An Indonesian state-owned entity on the proposed acquisition of a majority interest in an electric vehicle manufacturer in Europe*

Venture Capital Financings

  • NetEase Interactive Entertainment on the subscription of Series Seed Preferred Shares in the capital of Meta Fantasy, a Singapore-based provider of metaverse applications and solutions for digitalization of businesses
  • Twain Therapeutics, an Asian biotechnology company developing precision IL-2/15 therapies for cancer, on its Series A fundraising round
  • GoTo on several of its recent venture capital financings, including its:
    • Series A fundraise for GoPlay
    • Series C investment into an Indonesian e-wallet company*
  • RUMA and its substantial shareholder GoTo on a Series A financing in RUMA, an Indonesian e-commerce company*
  • PTT CVC on various venture capital investments in Asia and in the US*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LLB (with study abroad), University of Bristol
  • LPC, BPP Law School

Languages Spoken

  • English
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